Wednesday, April 4, 2012

FN News Roundup: April 4, 2012

What's up, Newsies? Let's get down to it:

Let's start off with a "Whoa" moment: RT Features, a Brazilian film company, has officially acquired the rights to produce a movie adaptation of Bob Dylan's seminal 1975 album Blood On The Tracks (Variety)

And sure, another biggie: Neil Young is at the helm of developing Pono, a brand new high resolution digital audio format that could rival studio-quality sound (Pitchfork)

Acclaimed photographer Jesse Frohman is kicking off his exhibition of photos of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain at the Morrison Hotel Gallery tomorrow (4/5) - the 18th anniversary of the frontman's untimely death. Following the opening, there will be a private afterparty with a live performance by The Virgins and a DJ set by Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) (Grand Life Hotels)

Speaking of Jarvis Cocker, the Pulp frontman will be playing live on the fourth floor of the Whitney Museum with his side project Relaxed Muscle as part of the Whitney Biennial. How'd you like THAT segue? (Art In America)

The Cult are back! They'll be in town on June 8 at Terminal 5 with Against Me! and The Icarus Line as openers, supporting their upcoming 9th LP Choice Of Weapon. Tickets will be on sale tomorrow (4/5) at noon, and you can stream Choice's first single "For The Animals" below the jump (BrooklynVegan)

Oh hey, and that Soundgarden song from The Avengers soundtrack - their first new song in 15 years - is now out in full. Welcome back, dudes. (KISW)